Monarch Instrument 9400 Series - Manual (Page 23)

Planning the Field Contents
Now you are ready to decide on the contents of your fields.
For text fields such as: date, time, price, or cost code you
must decide:
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Which fields are regular fields and which are sub-fields?
(Sub-fields are created from regular field data.)
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What prompt should the operator see at data entry?
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Is the field length fixed or variable?
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Is the print color black or white (reversed)?
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Should certain field positions increment or decrement?
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Is there a check digit? If so, which calculation scheme
is used? How is the check digit generated (operator
entry or automatic)?
NOTE: If you want to use a check digit, you’ll need to
define the calculation scheme in Printer
Configuration mode
before format entry. See
"Defining a Check Digit" in section 5.
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Is this a verify field?
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Is the data at data entry to be numbers, letters, or
either?
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Which direction should the characters print within the
field?
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Are there any fixed characters (characters that are
always the same) in the format?
Section 6, "Prompts Reference" contains all the prompts for
Format Entry mode, and the permitted values.
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2. Designing a Format
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